Malaysiakini has just reported that Vincent Tan has denied that he had much influence under the Mahathir administration:
He also said that it was a “real joke” to suggest that Mahathir consulted him on the appointment of judges as indicated...

An impartial observer from Mars sitting in at the Lingam video inquiry would be forgiven for thinking that there is an outbreak of amnesia and dementia in Malaysia. Witnesses don't seem to remember basic details. Why, Lingam was even...

Justice Hishamudin has created waves with his decision to punish the government for its detention and torture of activist Abdul Malek Hussin. In the wake of his decision, some Malaysians are even suggesting that if the government really wants...

All that bad news about the judiciary and the shambles it is in. Yet, amidst the uproar and outrage (and rightfully so) over the Lingam tape, there was much cause for rejoicing especially in Sarawak: a sweet victory for...

This is a more realistic miniature model of what the PGCC will look like - Awful!
What do the lawyers marching in Putrajaya, the ordinary people struggling for democracy in Burma and those campaigning against the Penang Global City Centre...

Monks have been leading tens of thousands of people as protests rock Burma
People are on the march in both Malaysia and Burma in their quest for justice and freedom.The Malaysian Bar Council is organising a march of lawyers from...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlROjCITFvY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0]Well, say no more! As my academic friend observes:
...this is a sterling opportunity to draw out the oligarchic control of this country -- a chance to pull away from the ethnic ding-dong that's going on. Here...